Fury erupted last night after it emerged that the north and north-east could be left without a police control room.
Police Scotland confirmed it was reviewing provision across the country as part of plans to save £120million over the next two years.
Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie claimed chief constable Sir Stephen House told him he was considering closing seven out of ten facilities.
The MSP said the officer’s preference was to maintain control rooms in the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas and one to cover the Grampian and Highlands and islands areas. Mr Rennie said the option would be to have a control room in either Aberdeen, Inverness or Dundee.
The revelations come days after it emerged the number of fire control rooms could be reduced and police stations closed to the public.
North-east Conservative MSP Nanette Milne described the latest revelations as a “hammer blow” and accused the police of “asset stripping”.
Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald claimed leaving the north without a control room would “damage public confidence” in the police’s ability to respond to emergencies urgently and effectively.
Speaking at Holyrood, Mr Rennie urged First Minister Alex Salmond to intervene and put a stop to the closure plans
“Instead of protecting the fire and police forces, centralisation has led to the asset-stripping of local services,” he added.
Mr Rennie said local police and fire boards could have “put a stop to these damaging closures” but they had been disbanded.
A Police Scotland spokesman confirmed it was reviewing the operating procedures of contact centres and control rooms but no decisions had been taken.
Mr Salmond said: “The control rooms for both the fire and police services are operational matters, but the key thing about local policing in Scotland is to have the officers available in the communities.”